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| Podcast title | Countyfairgrounds, USA Podcast
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| Description | County and State Fair interviews and pre event interviews, history, podcast. Entertainment. Farm and Garden Shows. | |
| Updated | Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:08:55 GMT | |
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| Category | Arts & Entertainment |
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1. Castle Halloween http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 3.50Mb) Description: Halloween has been around for about 250 years and this museum in Wheeling, WV has a lot of the memorabilia of it including costumes, folk art, candy containers, toys, Salem witch stuff, Harry Potter stuff, Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack O Lanterns. This is an interview with Pamela "The Halloween Queen" and curator of this museum. She has also written several books on Halloween and the Salem Witches. There are 35,000 items in the museum |
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2. So you want to be a Food Vendor at Festivals? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 6.40Mb) Description: Have you ever had the idea that maybe it would be a good thing to try to be a food vendor at a festival or event? Its hard to get started and the rules are all but overwhelming. In this interview I talk to Kurt of the 4th Avenue Merchants Association in Tucson and Mia Hansen of Tucson Meet Yourself. We talk about how to get into a big festival if you are a new food vendor. They say that you should contact the person running the festival who should be able to help you through the maze of regulations. |
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3. Easter Idaho State Fair http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 2.60Mb) Description: Interview with Brandon, General Manager of this years Eastern Idaho State Fair that has a attendance of over 200,000. Featuring this year Professional Bull Riding Championships, IMPRA Finals Rodeo, the group Hinder, Ronnie Dunn and a fantastic Demolition Derby - there is a lot going this year at the fair. They are noted for their Sugar Art Show competition which takes place on the fourth and is in its fifth year. |
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4. Dubuque County Fair 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 1.88Mb) Description: Jamie Blum is the manager of the Dubuque County Fair, in its 58th year whose theme is a It's A Family "Affair". They will be offering bingo this year, and of course there are lots of things for the kids to do best decorated diaper contest, and little tykes pedal pull and a lego contest. Then there is mud volleyball and demo derbies. Cheap Trick will be there on the 29th to keep the teenagers happy. Get great ticket prices online. |
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5. Heart of Illinois Fair 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 4.02Mb) Description: Interview with Joy Paulter, Public Realtions and all around fair worker about this years event. They have a attendance of a 100,000 and lots of free parking. There is a dog house building for dog shows and and exhibit halls. There is a Singing Contest with local talent, with different age groups in which cash can be won. Thee are five competitive exhibit buildings and a lot of local bands. If you are hungry this is the place to come for all kinds of new foods, like shrimp Chips. This fair is know for its motor sports and tractor events. |
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6. World's Oldest Rodeo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 1.51Mb) Description: Interview with general manager J.C. Trujillo about this years rodeo and a little history and why exactly they are the World's Oldest Rodeo. PRCA Rodeo and the biggest event in Northern Arizona. |
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7. Contests at the Alameda County Fair 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 3.29Mb) Description: Contests at county fairs are a real tradition. Throughout my years of doing interviews I believe they have become more important. The Alameda County Fair, for as big as it is, and as many traditions as it has - has also a lot of contests! We have traditional ones and some that are a little weird. Some of them, are a hat contest, hot dog eating contest, green treasure hunt, teenage battle of the bands, Amateur Rib Cook Off, a $10,000 putting contest reminiscent of miniature golf, the third annual gumbo contest, and lots and lots of others. This is an interview with Courtney Townsend who is responsible as she pointed out for some of them but not all. |
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8. Denver Home Show - Taniya Nayak http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 2.71Mb) Description: Taniya Nayak will be presenting a the Denver Home Show at the National Western Complex on March 18th and 19th, for 45 minutes, giving all kinds of tips and tricks on how to fix up your home on a budget |
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9. Pickles da Clown http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 3.00Mb) Description: "One of the BEST balloon twisters in the Carolina's America's Most Beautiful Clown...inside & out!" This, is what Pickles bills herself as. Actually the Pickles Clown character is only six years old. She has had no formal training, but has a knack for entertaining children and picking up on what they are saying. Pickles gets booked early these days and has worked from West Virginia to Maine to Florida. Over 30 years entertaining children! Listen to the enlightening interview with Pickles as she talks about how she got started and why she does this. |
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10. S.Patrick's Day Parade 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 1.77Mb) Description: This is the 45th annual St. Patrick's Day parade, kicking off at noon in downtown Milwaukee. The interview is with the Marketing and Events Director, Marissa Miller. What is new this year in the parade, and old. What kind of supporting activities go on around the parade, what is there for families and kids.Milwaukee takes St. Paddy's Day very seriously. with a shamrock kick off party on March 11th at teh Miller Pub on Wisconsin Avenue. |
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